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June 29, 1965 A. M. DAVOCK ETAL 3,191,317

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1. A TANK TURRET TRAINER COMPRISING A SIMULATED TANK TURRET ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON A SUPPORTING STAND, A HEMISPHERICAL SCREEN OPERATIVELY MOUNTED IN FRONT OF SAID TANK TURRET, A TERRAIN PROJECTOR OPERATIVE WITH SAID HEMISHPERCAL SCREEN FOR PROJECTION OF WIDE-ANGLE PHOTOGRAPHIC SLIDES OF UP TO FIVE REAL TARGETS AND BACKGROUNDS, SEPARATE PROJECTORS OPERABLE WITH SAID HEMISPHERICAL SCREEN FOR PROJECTION OF TRACER, BURST AND POINT OF AIM, MEANS FOR CONTROLLING SAID PROJECTORS AND SAID SIMULATED TANK TURRET, SAID CONTROL MEANS BEING LOCATED WITHIN SAID TANK TURRET IN SIMULATION OF ACTUAL OPERATING CONTROL WHEREBY TARGETS, TERRAIN, BURST AND TRACER DISPLAYS ARE PROJECTED ON THE SCREEN AND SAID CONTROLS WITHIN SAID SIMULATED TANK TURRET ARE OPERATED BY A TRAINEE, ACTUAL HITS, BURSTS AND TRACERS BEING VISIBLE TO THE TRAINEE IN COOPERATION WITH 